Weather Records on 15 July 1949

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1949. Highest significance: Kaithal, IN.

Key Facts for 15 July 1949

On 15 July 1949, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 442 daily.
Kaithal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 188.2 mm (7.4 in) on 15 July 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 15 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allepey Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farukhnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 15 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1949

Top 20 records on 15 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1949	Kaithal, IN	all-time rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Columbus, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Cape May 2 NW, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Biccavole, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Glacier, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Fort William, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Surada, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Aachen, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Leslie Canyon, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Koolau Dam 833, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Hewitt, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1949	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 455 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	327
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1